I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. As a top junior student in my college, I was asked to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing in front of the audience and facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didn’ t remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my room, feeling that I was a loser. Studying takes up so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am just storing knowledge, yet I fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they don’t necessarily reflect anything about me. I don’t know how to socialize. When I leave school I fear I will be of no use to society.
I realize that everyone has his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of course I will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out to be a good chance to get to know society. I still believe that working my hardest makes me happy. I will still stay on in college. But I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world.
The author believes the awards she has received ____.

A．show that she is a top student

B．show how much time she has spent in learning

C．only mean that she knows how to learn, but she doesn’t know how to socialize

D．don’t necessarily reflect her real self

The underlined word “essential” in Paragraph 1 probably means _______.

A．impossible	B．unnecessary
C．most important	D．most useful

The author feels fearful that she will be of no use to society mainly because _______.

A．she does not know how to communicate with others

B．she is unable to develop herself

C．studying takes too much of her time

D．she feels that she is a failure.